Opening Remarks

• Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn

Secretary-General, Office of Insurance Commission

• Overview of the impact of COVID-19 on the world economy and insurance industry

 1. Overview of current COVID-19 pandemic situation

 2. Identifying vulnerabilities in insurance sector and how the policymakers respond

 3. Prominent impacts of COVID-19 on global and Asian insurance sector

 4. Insurance Sector Related Policy Measures and Interventions  

• How Insurance industry will recover, continue and be prepared for future challenges

 1. How insurance industry in most affected regions recover from dramatic losses

 2. Changes in global insurance’s landscape after COVID-19

 3. How insurers could have done better for tackling upcoming challenges in the future

• Panel Discussion and Q&A Session

- Dr. Piyawadee Khovidhunkit, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance, Thai Reinsurance PLC.   
- Mr. Pichet Jiaramaneetaweesin, President of the Society of Actuaries of Thailand
- Ms. Prapapas Kulpawaropas, Senior Director, Strategy and Risk Management Department, OIC, Thailand
- Ms. Ratchada Anantavrasilpa, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, East Asia and Pacific, World Bank Group

 To discuss key success factors for the insurance sector to combat against future challenges

 1. Development and trends arise from COVID-19 pandemic that worth capitalizing

 2. Lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

 3. Areas of collaboration between insurance sector and the OIC that need to be enhanced for future resilience

 4. What roles can the WBG play to assist with crisis-response actions?

 Lunch